Blog Tour: A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER by Emily Belknap

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER by Emily Belknap Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER

Author: Emily Belknap

Pub. Date: November 2, 2023

Publisher: Ambassador International

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 44

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/A-PART-OF-MY-FAMILY-FOREVER

“I recommend all adoptive families add A Part of My Family Forever to their library to read and re-read for years to come.” Ryan Hanlon President and CEO of National Council for Adoption (NCFA)

Isabel has a loving family—a mother, a father, and two brothers. And when she was younger, Isabel was adopted. One day, she starts noticing little things that make her feel different—her dad makes her sit in the middle seat; her brothers play soccer better than she does; her mom doesn't buy her favorite peanut butter. As Isabel focuses more and more on her differences, her emotions become too big for her to handle. Will Isabel ever feel like she belongs?

This book is the perfect book for foster and adoptive families to discuss the big emotions that come along with adoption and the differences that make each family unique. Written by an adoption counselor, this book will help children learn how to handle their big emotions and to see that they are loved for just who they are.

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Review: Isabel was different than the other members of her family—she was adopted. Isabel always felt her parents preferred her other siblings more than her.

“I can’t do anything right. I always mess up and make people upset.”

Isabel would fear that one day she would make a big mistake and her parents wouldn’t want her anymore.

Emotions were running rampant inside her. Then she talked it out with her mother.

The book was filled with lovely and colorful illustrations. I especially liked the comical expressions.

A nice read about adopted kids that often feel unwanted. It’s okay to make mistakes as your family will always love you no matter what. A sweet and hopeful story about a family’s love.  

Rating: 4 stars

 

 

About Emily Belknap:

Emily Belknap is an Adoption Competent Therapist who provides individual and family therapy to adoptive and foster families at her private practice, Bridgepointe Therapy in Charleston, SC. Throughout her career, she has worked with hundreds of families formed through international, infant, and foster care adoption. While working at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), she completed the Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) program. Prior to this, she conducted home studies, facilitated foster parent support groups, and served as a foster care and adoption case worker. She began her career working at the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) where she advocated for improvement to federal adoption policy, assisted in organizing public awareness campaigns including National Adoption Day and traveled internationally to Guatemala on a Congressional delegation to visit an orphanage and foster care program. Emily has a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She holds an LISW-CP license in South Carolina and an LCSW in Virginia which allow her to serve families throughout South Carolina and Virginia via telehealth. Outside of her work, Emily enjoys exploring the outdoors on her bike and kayak along with her husband, Alex, and their daughter, Everly.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER, US Only.

Ends December 12th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/27/2023	YA Books Central	Excerpt or Guest Post/IG Post
11/27/2023	A Backwards Story	Excerpt or Guest Post/IG Post
11/28/2023	#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog	Blog Spotlight
11/28/2023	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt or Guest Post/IG Post
11/29/2023	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
11/29/2023	Sandra's Book Club	Review
11/30/2023	@dharashahauthor	IG Post
11/30/2023	Rockstar Book Tours	Excerpt or Guest Post
12/1/2023	@allyluvsbooksalatte	IG Post
12/1/2023	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post

Week Two:

12/4/2023	A Moment With Mystee	Review/IG Post/TikTok Post
12/4/2023	@lfl_onhst	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic
12/5/2023	@pineshorelittlefreelibrary	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic
12/5/2023	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post
12/6/2023	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
12/6/2023	@anitralovesbooksanddogs	IG Review
12/7/2023	@froggyreadteach	IG Review
12/7/2023	Callisto’s calling	IG Review
12/8/2023	paws.read.repeat	Review/IG Post
12/8/2023	The Momma Spot	Review